Multi-Family Collection Program

The New Multi-Family Collection Program began December 1, 2017.

 

Multi-Family Collection Program Video

 

 

 

BLUE = RECYCLABLES

Your Recyclables Collection Program may include a Blue Recyclables split cart (cart service) or Blue Recyclables single-stream carts and bins (centralized/shared service).

 

WHAT GOES IN THE RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS SPLIT CART COMPARTMENT OR DEDICATED CONTAINERS CART?

EMPTY & CLEAN

  • Glass Bottles & Jars
  • Aluminum & Metal
    • food & beverage cans
    • aerosol cans (empty)
    • foil and scrap metal pieces (up to 30 pounds per item)
  • Plastics Containers Labeled 1-7
    • bottles, jars, tubs & trays

 

WHAT GOES IN THE PAPER/FIBERS SPLIT CART COMPARTMENT OR DEDICATED PAPER/FIBER CART/BIN?

  • Any recyclable paper that tears, including:
    • aseptic boxes (juice, soup & soy milk)
    • dairy cartons
    • catalog, magazines, junk mail & phone books
    • corrugated cardboard & paper boxes (large/multi pieces should be flattened and/or cut)
    • newspaper (including inserts)
    • shredded paper (contained in a paper bag or box)

No Plastic Bags (please contain multiple bags in one bag & tie shut). No Film Plastic/Shrink Wrap, No Foam/Styrofoam®, No Pressurized Tanks.

 

GREEN = YARD TRIMMINGS

Your Green Yard Trimmings Cart or Bin is for yard trimmings and clean wood only. (Food scraps and food-soiled paper belong in the special compartment of your Garbage/Food Scraps split cart or dedicated Food Scraps Cart/Bin,)

 

WHAT GOES IN THE GREEN YARD TRIMMINGS CONTAINER?

  • flowers & leaves
  • ivy & weeds
  • grass clippings
  • small branches (less than 6″ in diameter)
  • tree stumps (smaller than 16″ in diameter)
  • untreated dimensional lumber (less than 24″ long)

Please Remember: No Glass, Metal, Styrofoam® or Plastic, Aseptic Boxes, Liquid Fat, Oil or Grease, Food, Food-Soiled Paper, Pet Litter or Feces, Dirt, Rock, Concrete, Brick or Treated Wood

 

BROWN = FOOD SCRAPS

Your Food Scraps Collection Program may include Brown Food Scraps dedicated carts (centralized/shared service) or a Gray Garbage/Food Scraps split cart (cart service).

    You can use a plastic bag to line the dedicated Food Scraps cart, the Food Scraps compartment of your Gray Garbage/Food Scraps Split cart, and your Handy Kitchen Pail for use inside your home!

 

 

 

WHAT GOES IN THE FOOD SCRAPS & FOOD SOILED PAPER CART?

  • All Fresh, Cooked & Moldy Food Scraps Including:
    • peels, pits & rinds
    • dairy products
    • bread,  pasta & other grains
    • coffee grounds & tea leaves
    • meats & bones
    • backyard fruit & vegetables
  • Food Soiled Paper
    • soiled newspaper and kraft paper bags

The Handy Kitchen Pail – Use it to store your food scraps until you empty it into the Brown Food Scraps Dedicated Cart or the food scraps side of your Gray Garbage/Food Scraps Split Cart.
  • Can be stored under the sink or on the kitchen counter
  • Line with newspaper, kraft bags, paper towels or plastic bags
  • Rinse with warm soapy water when needed

 

 

 

For the Handy Kitchen Pail instructional video, click here.

 

 

GRAY = GARBAGE

Your Garbage Collection Program may include a Gray Garbage/Food Scraps split cart (cart service) or Gray single-stream carts and bins (centralized/shared service).

 

WHAT GOES IN THE GARBAGE CONTAINER?

  • Non-Recyclable Glass
  • Non-Recyclable Paper
  • Non-Recyclable Plastics NOT marked with 1 – 7, Including:
    • film plastic/plastic bags/shrink wrap
    • foam/Styrofoam®
  • Other
    • clothes hangers
    • diapers & personal hygiene items
    • pet feces (please bag)
    • plastic straws
    • small rugs & mats
    • shoes, clothing, & toys (that cannot be donated)
    • wood (painted or stained)

Please Remember: No Organic or Recyclable Materials, Dirt or Concrete, Paint, Batteries, Fluorescent Bulbs, Poison, or other Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

 

GRAY GARBAGE/FOOD SCRAPS SPLIT CART = FOR MULTI-FAMILY CART CUSTOMERS ONLY

The Gray Garbage/Food Scraps Split Cart (for cart customers only)

 

WHAT GOES IN THE GARBAGE COMPARTMENT?

  • Non-Recyclable Glass
  • Non-Recyclable Paper
  • Non-Recyclable Plastics NOT marked with 1 – 7, Including:
    • film plastic/plastic bags/shrink wrap
    • foam/Styrofoam®
  • Other
    • clothes hangers
    • diapers & personal hygiene items
    • pet feces (please bag)
    • small rugs & mats
    • shoes, clothing, & toys (that cannot be donated)
    • treated wood

 

WHAT GOES IN THE FOOD SCRAPS & FOOD-SOILED PAPER COMPARTMENT?

  • All Fresh, Cooked & Moldy Food Scraps Including:
    • peels, pits & rinds
    • dairy products
    • bread, pasta & other grains
    • coffee grounds & tea leaves
    • meats & bones
    • backyard fruit & vegetables
  • Food Soiled Paper
    • soiled newspaper and kraft paper bags

Please Remember: No Organic or Recyclable Materials, Dirt or Concrete, Paint, Batteries, Fluorescent Bulbs, Poison, or other Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Keep food scraps out of the landfill!

40% of food in America is wasted.

The City of Milpitas joins the cities of San Jose, Stanford, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara to sort food scraps. Over time, keeping food scraps out of the landfill/compost will help reduce environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and odor.

 

Click here for a PDF of the Multi-Family Service Guide in English. For other languages, use the translate button in the upper left-hand corner on this web page and print directly.